There are in all probability simpler methods to sneak contained in the reduce line on the Friday of a PGA match.
But there won’t be a extra satisfying manner than what Xander Schauffele did on Friday night on the Genesis Invitational.
With the projected reduce line for the match sitting at +1, Schauffele was at +3 for the match heading into his ultimate two holes. When he put his tee shot on 17 right into a fairway bunker, sticking round for the weekend appeared unlikely.
After laying as much as round 173 yards from the pin, Schauffele did this:
Slam dunk certainly.
The eagle for Schauffele moved him to +1 on the match, and after making par on 18, he sits at +1 after two rounds, proper on the reduce line. With play suspended Friday resulting from darkness, it’s not but confirmed that he will likely be sticking round for the weekend, however because of that unbelievable eagle, he at the least has a shot.
Perhaps the very best half? This is one the very best shot Schauffele has posted through the early a part of the 2023 season. Check out what Schauffele did through the ultimate spherical of the American Express just a few weeks in the past:
That’s proper, the albatross, or double eagle.
Schauffele coated each inch of the Par-5 fifth gap with two swings. His tee shot coated 341 yards, coming to a cease alongside the proper facet of the green. With round 226 yards left to the pin — and quantity of water to hold — Schauffele pulled the 4-iron from his bag.
As one does in that scenario.
His second shot carried the water by a matter of ft, touchdown simply in entrance of the inexperienced earlier than rolling into the outlet.
Schauffele completed the American Express tied for third.
Not a foul begin to the season.
Sure, the return of Tiger Woods is the massive story on the Genesis Invitational, but when Schauffele certainly makes the reduce — and expenses up the leaderboard — how he made the reduce will likely be an enormous story as nicely.